acid / base balance

rich121 · January 26, 2013, 2:03pm

T-Slow:

Bold, I’m interested in this concept. I understand Rich121’s skepticism also, as I have a family member who is a huge fan of drinking elevated PH water (like he has a dispenser that elevates the PH to anywhere from 7 to 11) and he is rather fanatical about it. I don’t truly understand the underlying theory, but am interested in exploring it further. Can you recommend any further reading on the subject?

What interests me is the idea that if your blood PH is even slightly off, the body may rebalance by leeching minerals from elsewhere in the body. Though this may not show up on a blood PH test as Rich stated, I am interested in investigating. My athlete has repeatedly been advised to take a magnesium supplement to combat tightness issues, and I wonder if this is somehow all related.

Here is a good article:

and another

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2010/09/11/alkaline-water-interview.aspx